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=Short summary=
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Vasilis Kostakis is Professor of Technology Governance and Sustainability at TalTech and Faculty Associate at Harvard University. Vasilis is the founder of the P2P Lab.


Vasilis Kostakis (PhD, MSc, MA) is a political economist and founder of the [[P2P Lab]]. Currently he is serving as a research fellow at [http://www.ttu.ee/en Tallinn University of Technology] as well as at [[P2P Foundation]]. Occasionally he does stints as a public speaker, business and government consultant, author, and musician. Vasilis' ongoing research focuses on the conjunction of Commons-based peer production with desktop manufacturing and its impact on economy, culture, and education.
*contact:  vkostakis at cyber.harvard.edu
 
*personal webpage: https://vkostakis.org/
*contact: kostakis.b at gmail.com
 
=2012-13 research=
 
==Published==
 
*Article: The political economy of information production in the social Web: Chances for reflection on our institutional design [[http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21582041.2012.691988 click]]
*Edited issue: The political economy of 3D printing + A tentative approach to the political economy of 3D printing [[http://www.re-public.gr/en/?cat=768 click]]
*Book (in Gr): The P2P manifesto (Το ομότιμο μανιφέστο) [[http://voreiodytikes.blogspot.gr/2012/10/blog-post_14.html click]]
*Book (in Gr): The man with the spotted tie (Ο άνδρας με την πουά γραβάτα) [[http://www.openbook.gr/2012/03/poua-gravata.html click]] 
*Pop science essay (in Gr): The emergence of the P2P movement (Η ανάδυση του ομότιμου κινήματος) [[http://www.koutipandoras.gr/?p=25332 click]]
 
==Submitted==
 
* Production and governance in hackerspaces: A manifestation of Commons-based peer production in the physical realm?
* Peer production and desktop manufacturing:  The case of the Helix_T wind turbine project.
* Commons-based peer production in art: Two cases from Greece.
* At the turning point of the current techno-economic paradigm: The role of civil society in the new economy.
* The P2P perspective (Η ομότιμη προοπτική).
 
==Working==
 
*3D printing as a means of communication and education: The case of Braille.
*Commons-based peer production and desktop manufacturing: The case of Lego.
*Commons-based peer production and desktop manufacturing: From economies of scope to economies of scale.
 
=Full CV=
 
CURRICULUM VITAE
 
Dr. Vasilis Kostakis
 
1. Personal data
 
*Date and place of birth: 23 February 1985, Ioannina, Greece
*Citizenship: Hellenic Republic
 
2. Contact information
 
*E-mail: kostakis.b AT gmail.com
*Web: kostakis.org
 
3. Education
 
*2009-2011 Tallinn University of Technology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) in Technology Governance and Public Administration (supervisor: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Drechsler).
*2008-2009 Tallinn University of Technology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Master of Arts (MA) in Technology Governance.
*2007-2009 University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Economics and Business, Master of Science (MSc) in Business Studies.
*2002-2006 University of Macedonia, Faculty of Business Administration, Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Business Administration (4-years degree).
 
4. Professional employment
 
*2013-... The P2P Lab – Research Institute,  Greece,  Founder & Director.
*2009-... Tallinn University of Technology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Public Administration and Technology Governance,  Research Fellow.
*2007-... Accounting Office Papaioannou, Ioannina, Greece, Founder.
*2009-2010 Office of the Prime Minister for ICT and E-Governance, Athens, Greece, Advisor.
 
5. Language skills
 
Greek: native language
English: proficient (Cambridge university)
Dutch: medium level (INTT)
French: basic skills
 
6. Main areas of scientific work
 
Political economy, peer production, free/open source software, 3-d printing, desktop manufacturing, media theory, innovation policy, techno-economic paradigms, constructionist learning, collaborative arts.
 
7. Selected peer-reviewed publications
 
*Kostakis, Vasilis. 2012. “The Political Economy of Information Production in the Social Web: Chances for Reflection on our Institutional Design.” Contemporary Social Science, 7(3), 305-319.
*Kostakis, Vasilis. 2011. “Commons-Based Peer Production and the Neo-Weberian State: Synergies and Interdependencies.” Halduskultuur – Administrative Culture, 12 (2), 146-161.
*Kostakis, Vasilis. 2011. “The Advent of Open Source Democracy and Wikipolitics: Challenges, Threats and Opportunities for Democratic Discourse.” Human Technology: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Humans in ICT Environments, 7 (1), 9-29.
*Kostakis, Vasilis. 2010. “Identifying and Understanding the Problems of Wikipedia’s Peer Governance.” First Monday, 15 (3), March.
*Kostakis, Vasilis. 2009. “The Amateur Class, or, The Reserve Army of the Web.” Rethinking Marxism, DOI:
              10.1080/08935690902955179
 
8. Pop science book
 
*Kostakis, Vasilis. The P2P Manifesto: Creating the World We Want within the Confines of the World We Want to Transcend (Το Ομότιμο Μανιφέστο).  Ioannina, GR: Voreiodytikes Publications.
 
9. Invited speeches and other work
 
*Invited speaker in conferences, symposiums and courses by Institute of Network Cultures; London School of Economics; Open Univesity of Catalunya (IN3); Tallinn University of Technology; Cyprus University of Technology; Re-Public Journal; RIXC Centre for New Media Culture; FOSS foundation in Greece; Kavala Institute of Technology.
*P2P Foundation, Collaborator and director of the Greek wiki site, blog and campaigns for promotion of the Commons-based peer production practices.
*Member of the team for the deployment of OLPC in Greece.
*Member and translator of the Gruppo Nikos Salingaros for P2P urbanism.
*Editor at Re-public Journal.
*MA and MSc theses supervisor.
*Peer production in art activist (3 books, 1 open source play, 2 soundtracks).
 
10. Literature & music (collaborative arts)
 
*Kostakis, Vasilis (pen name El Roy). 2011. Matrioska [Ματριόσκα]. Ioannina, GR: Voreiodytikes Publications. (under a CC linc.). ISBN: 978-960-99666-5-8
*Kostakis, Vasilis (pen name El Roy). 2012. The Man with the Spotted Tie [Ο Άνδρας με την Πουά Γραβάτα].  Theatre play. Irakleio, GR: OpenBook.gr (under a CC linc.). ISBN: 978-960-99990-3-8
*Kostakis, Vasilis (pen name El Roy). 2010. Sti Giorti [Στη Γιορτή]. Ioannina, GR: Efyra Publications. (under a CC linc.). ISBN: 978-960-6886-09-6
*Kostakis, Vasilis. 2011. The soundtrack of Matrioska. Athens & Ioannina, GR: Voreiodytikes Publications & Antelma Music (under a CC linc.).
 
=Open access texts=
 
==Articles==
 
*Identifying and understanding the problems of Wikipedia’s peer governance [[http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2613/2479 click]]
*Commons-based peer production and the neo-Weberian state: Synergies and interdependencies [[http://halduskultuur.eu/journal/index.php/HKAC/article/view/45 click]]
*The advent of open source democracy and wikipolitics: Challenges, threats and opportunities for democratic discourse [[http://www.humantechnology.jyu.fi/archives/abstracts/kostakis11.html click]]
 
==Pop science essays==
 
*In Re-public journal [http://www.re-public.gr/en/?s=vasilis+kostakis&x=0&y=0 En], [http://www.re-public.gr/?s=%CE%92%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%AF%CE%BB%CE%B7%CF%82+%CE%9A%CF%89%CF%83%CF%84%CE%AC%CE%BA%CE%B7%CF%82&x=0&y=0 Gr]
*The emergence of the P2P movement (Η ανάδυση του ομότιμου κινήματος) [[http://www.koutipandoras.gr/?p=25332 click]]
 
==Books (scholarly & literature)==
 
*(2012) The P2P manifesto (Το ομότιμο μανιφέστο) [[http://voreiodytikes.blogspot.gr/2012/10/blog-post_14.html click]]
*(2011) The political economy of information production in the social web: Towards a “partner state approach” [[http://digi.lib.ttu.ee/i/?610 click]]
*(2012) The man with the spotted tie (Ο άνδρας με την πουά γραβάτα) [[http://www.openbook.gr/2012/03/poua-gravata.html click]]
*(2011) Matryoshka (Ματριόσκα) [[http://voreiodytikes.blogspot.com.es/2011/11/blog-post_5477.html click]]
*(2010) Sti giorti (Στη γιορτή) [[http://www.free-ebooks.gr/gre/ebook/1993 click]]
*(2008) Nemania's story (H ιστορία του Nεμάνια) [[http://www.free-ebooks.gr/gre/ebook/1603 click]]
 
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Latest revision as of 18:04, 20 November 2025

Vasilis Kostakis is Professor of Technology Governance and Sustainability at TalTech and Faculty Associate at Harvard University. Vasilis is the founder of the P2P Lab.